Review posted for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2
19:36 EDT - The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 is about as unique a digital camera as could be imagined.
It packs a 3x zoom lens and high-resolution five megapixel sensor into a reasonably compact body, and offers generally good image quality as well as movies that are much better than average. The interface...
(More)

Friday, April 28, 2006

Apple sacks Aperture dev team?
14:02 EDT - Mac news site Think Secret has published an article stating that Apple has disbanded the team responsible for creating Aperture, its flagship imaging application.
According to the article, based on information from unspecified sources and cited in subsequent articles from the likes of CNet, Slashdot and The Inquirer, some engineers have been transferred to different...
(More)

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Review posted for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1
21:22 EDT - The Panasonic LX1 is a pretty unique digital camera.
It packs a 4x zoom lens into a surprisingly compact body and mates it to a 16:9 sensor with options for 4:3 or 3:2 aspect ratios, too. Panasonic throws in their excellent Mega OIS Optical Image Stabilization...
(More)

Review posted for Canon PowerShot SD430!
17:08 EDT - The Canon PowerShot SD430 is an impressive little camera, with good image quality, and the flexibility to bring back good-looking pictures from a wide range of shooting situations.
You can wirelessly transfer its images to a Windows PC directly or through a router and print to any PictBridge printer wirelessly with the included print adapter. Its tiny case is sleek and sophisticated,...
(More)

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Casio: New 10mpix EXILIM digicam
15:51 EDT - In a worldwide announcement, electronics company Casio has today unveiled a new digital camera that takes its EXILIM lineup to a new resolution high
Just when you thought the megapixel war was over, the Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z1000 offers a whopping ten megapixel resolution from a 1/1.8"-type CCD sensor, coupled to Casio's proprietary EXILIM...
(More)

An Interview With Julieanne Kost
11:44 EDT - Fear of flying? No problem, just whip out your camera and take pictures of what you see passing by outside your window. That's what Adobe's Julieanne Kost has done for five years. In our interview, she discussed the creative process, the images and the techniques she used.
Adobe Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost has just published Window Seat, an engaging work in three parts based on the thousands of images she has photographed as she traveled all over the...
(More)

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Kodak press event, V610 samples
19:05 EDT - Imaging Resource Publisher Dave Etchells today attended a Kodak press event in New York, and shares his thoughts on the products and technologies on show - as well as a number of exclusive sample images from the upcoming EasyShare V610 announced earlier today.
APRIL 25, NYC: Kodak's New York press event today announced three new products (two hardware and one software), and gave an interesting glimpse into some of the near-future technology the Kodak...
(More)

Kodak announces EasyShare V610
16:24 EDT - Eastman Kodak Co. has today announced its new EasyShare V610 digital camera.
The Kodak EasyShare V610 is based on the twin-lens design concept that first debuted in the EasyShare V570 - a camera that included both a 39 - 117mm optical zoom lens, and a 23mm fixed focal-length lens,...
(More)

Kodak: New digicams, software
15:09 EDT - Eastman Kodak Co. has today announced two new digital camera models that both offer wireless connectivity - the EasyShare V610 with built-in Bluetooth, and the Easyshare-One / 6 MP with optional 802.11b WiFi.
The Kodak EasyShare-One / 6 MP is a fairly straightforward update of the existing EasyShare-One model that was announced in January 2005. Where the original EasyShare-One featured a CCD imager with an...
(More)

Monday, April 24, 2006

Review posted for Olympus SP-310
18:20 EDT - The 7.1-megapixel, 3x-zoom Olympus SP-310 is an excellent performer where it counts: printed image quality.
It has a wealth of features in a surprisingly compact body; and though it's not the most attractive design (in our eyes, anyway) you'll start to like it right away when you shoot with it. Featuring a full...
(More)

Review posted for Panasonic FZ7
18:15 EDT - The Panasonic FZ7 is the latest in what's become a long line of long-zoom, optically-stabilized digital cameras from Panasonic.
Like other recent members of the line, the FZ7 combines good image quality, responsive handling, and very effective optical image stabilization in a very attractively-priced digital camera. Its range of...
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: The Plugin Site Released the MacOS X Version of LightMachine
11:22 EDT - April 24, 2006 - The Plugin Site (www.thepluginsite.com) released the MacOS X version of LightMachine, a plugin for performing all kinds of light adjustments in photos. LightMachine combines shadow/highlight, virtual lighting and color-based correction tools for performing sophisticated corrections without the need for time-consuming selections and layer stacks. It lets you selectively correct photos... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Mamiya Transfers Camera and Optical Division
11:10 EDT - Elmsford, NY, April 24, 2006 - Mamiya O/P has announced that its Optical Equipment Division, manufacturer of the leading medium format cameras and lenses will be transferred to a new company. The new company, Cosmo Digital Imaging Company, Ltd. was formed by Cosmos Scientific Systems, Inc., a leading company in IT technology. Cosmo Digital Imaging will be able to combine its software expertise with... (More)

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Sean Reid and ReidReviews.com
11:46 EDT - Sean Reid's unique subscription-based website should be on the destination list of every serious photographer on the 'net. Look for some of Sean's writing to come to Imaging Resource in the near future!
The Internet can be a tough place to make a living, or even to find support for efforts at serious dialog and analysis. When it comes to supporting a website, there are two basic models: Advertising (including...
(More)

Mamiya to sell camera business
10:12 EDT - A press release posted on the Japanese website of Mamiya-OP Co. Ltd. today announces that it is to sell its optical instruments business to another company.
Mamiya-OP was formed in October 1992, after the merger of Mamiya Camera Co. Ltd. with Olympic Co. Ltd., a company that manufactured both electronic equipment and fishing tackle. The newly formed company...
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: Light Crafts Drops LightZone Price, Introduces LightZone RT
23:52 EDT - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- April 17, 2006 -- Light Crafts, Inc., has reduced the suggested retail price for its award-winning software LightZone to $149.95. Designed and built from the ground up for professionals and other serious photographers, LightZone is available for computers running Windows and Mac OS X. The new Universal version runs natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Mac computers. Version... (More)

Full review posted for Olympus FE-110!
08:32 EDT - The 5.0-megapixel Olympus FE-110 is a bare-bones, entry-level digital camera well-suited for travel snapshots.
Its body design is relatively compact, with very few external controls. Offering automatic exposure control and only a couple of exposure options, the FE-110 handles average bright shooting conditions...
(More)

Sony announces DSLR branding(UPDATED)
00:01 EDT - Sony Electronics Inc. has today announced its planned brand name under which it will market digital SLR products this summer.
Sony announced DSLR plans last January, shortly after purchasing parts of Konica Minolta's camera business including the rights to the company's Maxxum / Dynax lens mount system. No details on the specifics...
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: Woodman's Markets Partners with LifePics for Digital Imaging Services
08:02 EDT - Boulder, CO, April 18, 2006 - LifePics today announced that it is now the digital imaging services provider for Woodman's Markets, a major food retailer based in Janesville, WI. Woodman's will use the LifePics online imaging solution to allow its customers to upload digital photos and pick up prints in an hour at eleven stores across Wisconsin and Illinois. Woodman's will also offer a variety of... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Legendary Photographer Harry Benson Offers Six Tips That Helped Shape His Amazing Career At Kingston's Icons Of Photography Web Site
14:25 EDT - Web Site Designed to Inspire/ Educate Photographers at All Levels with Tips and Techniques from World-Class Pros Fountain Valley, CA - April 15, 2006 - Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced that legendary photojournalist Harry Benson will be the featured photographer on Kingston's Icons of Photography Web site beginning today. Icons of Photography... (More)

Full review posted for Canon EOS-30D!
13:41 EDT - The length of the "Pro" list next to the (very few) "Cons" at the conclusion of our review will give you some idea of the quality and capability of the Canon EOS-30D.
The exceptional nature of the Canon 30D should come as no surprise though, given that it's a refinement of an already superb digital SLR, brought up to date with a few features the market's been wanting....
(More)

Monday, April 17, 2006

Coin-sized LCD projector lets you see the bigger picture
13:10 EDT - A news article on the website of the Korea Times newspaper reports on an interesting new technology that promises the ability for digicams and camera phones to allow displays larger than you'd expect from a compact body.
The article discusses a technology preview by South Korean company Iljin Display, which is demonstrating a new, remarkably small LCD panel laser projector. With a width of only 0.24 inches, the LCD panel...
(More)

FINALLY! - SLRgear & Photo of the Day are back online!
12:35 EDT - After much travail, the server hosting the SLRgear and Photo of the Day sites (as well as our digital camera "gallery" shots) is back online.
This took way, way longer than it should have, about the only good thing to say about it is that we're appropriately chastised and much the wiser. A disk crash took one of our servers offline Tuesday...
(More)

Friday, April 14, 2006

PRESS RELEASE: Carbonite Invites Public to Join Beta Test of New Online Backup Service for Consumers
07:48 EDT - Company Will Accept Limited Number of Beta Users for Service That Automatically Backs Up PCs over the Internet for $5 per Month. BOSTON, MASS. (PRWEB) April 13, 2006 -- Carbonite ( http://www.carbonite.com ), Inc., the only provider of inexpensive, "set and forget" online PC backup ( http://www.carbonite.com ) services to consumers, is opening its public beta to 1,000 additional users on a first-come,... (More)

SLRgear & Photo of the Day Status Update
02:32 EDT - Almost there!
We've installed a new operating system and restored our applications to the new hard drive. But we've just begun testing them before going live again. The Picture of the Day Contest has tested well but...
(More)

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Apple Releases Aperture 1.1
14:09 EDT - New Raw decoding and controls with other enhancements are accompanied by a new price, too. Aperture 1.1 is just $299 and available as a free update to 1.0 users.
Apple today released Aperture 1.1 with new Raw controls and improved Raw decoding using custom parameters. A new Color Meter tool can sample color values from any area of an image. And the new version...
(More)

SLRgear & Photo of the Day Status Update
00:27 EDT - We've replaced the hardware and are reinstalling the software, expecting to be back up later today.
A drive failure Tuesday took down our SLRgear and Picture of the Day sites. We replaced the hardware yesterday and started the process of reinstalling the operating system and application files from our...
(More)

Hardware problems! - SLRgear & Photo of the Day are down...
17:24 EDT - Ouch! Hardware problems take SLRgear & Photo of the Day offline!
Just a quick note, thanks to those who wrote in to let us know the sites were down: The server handling the bulk of our Photo of the Day and SLRgear.com traffic developed a file system problem earlier...
(More)

Canon Japan discontinued EOS 20Da?
12:14 EDT - A report today on technology website Engadget suggests that Canon will soon end sales of its EOS 20Da digital SLR.
A little more than a year after it was first announced in Japan, notes have appeared on the company's Japanese website indicating that it will stop accepting orders from April 21st, 2006. There doesn't...
(More)

Monday, April 10, 2006

DataBarracks offers unusual backup solution
16:47 EDT - One of the biggest dilemmas faced by anybody who regularly uses computers - photographer or otherwise - is how to ensure that your data remains safe from harm by equipment failures, viruses and the like.
A London, England-based company called DataBarracks has today unveiled a rather unique solution to the problem, relying on the fact that large hard drives and broadband connections are fairly ubiquitous...
(More)

Accessory Review: Photoflex First Studio Product Kit
16:13 EDT - A nylon tent, two lightweight stands with two 250-watt bulb lamps and you're in the product shot business -- with no compromises.
Photoflex has recently introduced its LiteIgloo kit, a nylon tent in three sizes, and bundled the medium-sized one with a couple of lights and stands to make up the $249.95 First Studio Product Kit. We...
(More)

March Picture of the Month Winners + Tips!
16:00 EDT - We chose "Silk And Glitter," "bliss," and "colors in my lens" as Photo of the Month contest winners for March. Congratulations to Branko Radonjic, jcsuperstar, and Lucian Baraitaru!
Another rich month came and went, and now a new trio of winners. I got some good feedback from folks to my query about listing "honorable mentions" along with this lineup of award winners, all in the...
(More)

Canon: Rebates on Rebel XT, 5D and more
13:54 EDT - Canon USA has announced a new rebate scheme offering up to $300 off on selected products including some of its most popular digital SLRs.
The rebates, which must be fulfilled by mail, offer $300 to customers purchasing the EOS 5D full-frame digital SLR, and $100 to those purchasing the EOS Digital Rebel XT. Rebates on a variety of EF-mount...
(More)

Review Update: Kodak EasyShare V570!
12:17 EDT - The Kodak V570 presents an interesting problem for us. It's a camera with a lot in the plus column and a lot in the minus column; yet it still nets out as a positive experience.
We really like the camera for its unique dual lens arrangement that includes a surprisingly useful 23mm wide angle lens, but its image quality really isn't as good as it could be for a 5 megapixel camera....
(More)

Friday, April 7, 2006

Total Solar Eclipse Photographed From Intl. Space Station
11:46 EDT - So what's a total solar eclipse look like if you're orbiting the earth instead of looking up at the sun? NASA answers that one with an image sporting the most shadow detail ever taken .
According to a post on NASA's Web site, "The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral (ground) shadow cast by the Moon as it moved between the Sun and the Earth during the...
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: Canto announces support for Apple's new Intel-based Macs with up-coming Cumulus 7 Release
11:06 EDT - Cumulus 7 to deliver comprehensive workflow and authentication capabilities April 5, 2006 - San Francisco. Canto, a global leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, today announced that Cumulus 7, the next version of its DAM product line, will run natively on both Power PC and Intel-based Macintosh computers. The groundbreaking upgrade will combine powerful workflow capabilities along with... (More)

Samsung: Three new Digimax cameras
04:38 EDT - Samsung USA has recently (and rather quietly) released three new cameras which have just come to our attention.
The Samsung Digimax S500, S600 and S800 are closely related models with sensor resolutions of five, six and eight megapixels respectively. The S500 and S600 share identical bodies with 35 - 105mm-equivalent...
(More)

Sony announces Cyber-shot DSC-T30
00:00 EDT - Sony Electronics has today announced a new digital camera model that updates the Cyber-shot DSC-T9 announced last November.
Changes in the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30 include a new 7.2 effective megapixel CCD imager, with a higher maximum ISO sensitivity of 1000. There's also a larger 3.0" LCD display versus the 2.5"...
(More)

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Full review posted for Canon EOS-5D
16:05 EDT - In the "it's about time" category, we're happy to announce that we've finally posted our full-length review for the Canon EOS-5D full-frame d-SLR.
Having knocked upwards of $4,000 off the cost of entry to full-frame 35mm digital shooting, the Canon 5D is currently a hot model, or at least one that many people are seriously evaluating. We found it...
(More)

Leica unveils C-LUX 1 digicam
19:48 EDT - Leica Camera AG has announced a new digital camera model that mirrors an existing camera from its partner, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co.
The new Leica C-LUX 1 is the equivalent of Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX01 digital camera, a compact six megapixel model with image stabilized 3.6x optical zoom lens. Changes between the two models are mostly...
(More)

Jay Maisel Retrospective to Open at HMCP
7:45 EDT - Jay Maisel's bold, graphic, saturated color images are showcased in "Retrospective," the new photography exhibit opening April 6 at The Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography. Maisel, photographing since 1954, has selected works from his career as an advertising, corporate and editorial photographer based in New York City. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 8 from 1-5 p.m....
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: Prosoft Engineering Announces Universal Binary Support For Picture Rescue
17:01 EDT - PLEASANTON, Calif. -- April 4, 2006 -- Prosoft Engineering, Inc., the developers of easy-to-use, award-winning utilities, announced that the latest version of Picture Rescue now supports Intel-based Macs. Current owners of Picture Rescue are able to download the FREE update from the Web site at http://www.prosofteng.com/products/downloadcenter.php. "Picture Rescue is the easiest and most effective... (More)

Kodak: Bluetooth camera plans?
08:36 EDT - A news article on tech website Engadget suggests that Eastman Kodak Co. is working on a new Bluetooth module for digital cameras.
The module doesn't look to be designed for user installation, and was unearthed courtesy of information disclosed as part of an FCC filing procedure. We've seen bluetooth cameras in the past, for example...
(More)

Light Crafts Releases LightZone 1.3
14:34 EDT - The second update in a week provides an RGB mode in ZoneMapper and more Raw file support.
Light Crafts has again updated ZightZone, its cross-platform image editing solution based on the Zone System, introducing Color Cast and Color Balance tools in addition to improved noise reduction, new...
(More)

Saturday, April 1, 2006

Fujifilm Offers $100 Rebate on FinePix S9000
00:32 EST - Take a hundred off on Fujifilm's 9-Mp, 10x zoom until June 30.
Fujifilm has announced a $100 rebate between April 1 and June 30 on its $699 FinePix S900, featuring a 9.0-Mp sensor, 10.7x zoom lens and articulated LCD. The rebate is valid on FinePix S9000 purchases...
(More)

PRESS RELEASE: New WhiBal Reference Card Available at Lower Cost
00:19 EST - WhiBal RAW: The latest G6 version of the WhiBal White Balance Reference Card continues to offer certified neutrality in a simplified 1-card design optimized for both RAW and JPEG shooters. MELBOURNE, Fla. -- With more than 10,000 units sold worldwide, WhiBal has become a defacto standard for click based White Balance setting in all RAW converters as well as image editors including Photoshop. New... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Take Control of your Digital Photographs with BatchPhoto
00:07 EST - DiVision Software has released BatchPhoto v. 1.3, a powerful Windows photo manipulation program that makes it easy to touch up, transform, apply effects, and rename hundreds of photos in a single operation. Instead of enhancing and adjusting pictures individually, BatchPhoto lets you select a group of images, define a series of edits, and apply them in a single operation. You can even give your files... (More)